in an interview, he said he believes snowden is appealing to a higher law when he leaked nsa documents. >>> paula deen home state republicans don't think so, even with her use of the n word and accusations of racism, she is still held to a higher standard than the reverend dr. mort inluther king jr. the queen of southern cooking has a 73% favorability rating while mlk has a 59% favorable opinion. that's compounding. >>> and speaking of dr. king, later this month marks the 50th anniversary of his i have a dream speech. president obama will mark the occasion with remarks on the steps of the lincoln memorial. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. now for a look at the weather, here is bill karins with the national forecast. good morning, bill. >> i wish i was around for that. >> for? >> 50 years ago. >> a little history. look at our new history today. >> okay. >> that's a very positive way to think about it. >>> as far as the weather, missouri just got nailed again with incredible flooding. we had a big fire in areas of california that we showed you. en into ohio we had seve